Th8 Watauga Democrat.
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at Boone, N. C , as second
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XQC5AL NEWS.
-Fine candles 10 to SO cts.
per lb at Green's.
Fine weather since the
storm on Sunday.
Grass seed at Green's
cheaper than elsewhere.
Mrs. Mollie Coffey is vis
i t i ii g hr daughter, Mrs.
,1 udge Councill, in Hickory.
As wpgo to press the
Potter trial is still in the
hunds of the jury.
California dried p aches,
miire meat, "hocolate; can
ned corn, fish etc. at Green's.
There is some valuable
property offered for sale in
this issue. Look up the no
tices. .
Mr. John F. Ui-rdin who
has been in the South with
stock all winter, returned
Tuesday.
All cases on the c i v 1 1
docket were continued until
the June term of court and
it now seems that some im
portant state cases will also
vo over. -
Mrs. E.S Coffey with hr
two little daughters, left
last week for Morganton
where she is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. J.
F. Spainhour.
C. R. Noriishas abandon
ed his western trip, bought
a neat little farm of John C.
Browu at Sands, and loca
ted permanently in his na
tive county.
Three inehes of snow on
Monday morning, with the
green grass peeping from its
spotless whiteness was the
phenomena that met the
gaze of our people.
AH persons wanting pho
tograph work done at near
one-Half price, call near Wa
tauga Academyon April the
9th. Satisfaction guaran
teed. A. J. Campbell, Pho
tographer.
Married in the Baptist
church at Laurel Springs on
the 22nd inst. Mr. Conley
Green.ison cf Esq. Lee Green,
to SjMias Annie, daughter of
Larkin Watson. Rev. L. C.
Wilson officiating.
We are indeed very grate
ful to many of our pations
for their kindness in paving
off their accountsduringthis
term of court, and to a good
ly number of others who en
listed as new eubnenbers.
The timelj arrival of a
warrant from theStateTreas
urer on the 20th inst1? tor a
little more than 2.000 for
school purposes in Watauga
greatly facilitated the pay
ment of teachers' vouchers
during court.
FARM FOB SALE.
I ana offering for sale two hun
,dred acres of land lying on the Wa
tauga River, one mile from Shull
Mills on the turn pike road, and
eight miles from Blowing Rock
One hundred acres of open land
principally in grass, with tine wa
ter Dower, and all nasturcg well
watered. Present crop reserved.
For farther paiticulars calll on or
address S. "W. Coffbt, Shu ' s
Mills. N.C.
A, J, Campbell, of Mabel,
will be here, near .Watauga
Academy, on April the 9th,
for, the purpose of making
photographs. Call, see sam
ples and get prices,
State Senator Wellborn
was among the visitors at
court last week. Mont, says
he had the honor of being
railed the most handsome
member in either house of
the Legislature.
EXNSheriff Boyd and Sher
iff Estes, both rfi:-noir; were
in town on Tuesday of last
week. The gentlemen gave .
our office a most pleasant
ran. ana iw some
ror me use oi iub primer.
See Hall & Jones new
ad in this issue. A member of
the firm is now on the mar-
kets purchasing their soring
and summer stock, and will
have some rare bargains tor
you within the nextfewdays.
Watch their space.
Frank Gragg, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Gragg, of
Sands, died of typhoid lever
in Wilkesboro last Friday,
and his remains were brought
home for intendment on last
Monday. The young man
had been at work in West
Virginia for some time and proved examination in read
wab on his way home when W writing, spelling, punc-
he was stricken. His parents
were preparing to leavefor
the west this week, but we
are told that they havelnow
noslDoned the trio indefi-
nitely. The sympathy of all
is with the bereaved familv.
-The medicine fakir was
in
evidence here last week,
and manv of our people nib-
bled, yea, veiily, bit at the
worthless nostrum, and the
nocketsof the vendor crrew
r '
at with the coinof therealra.
f there in anvthine our
pie do enjoy it is to be taken
in h oneot theBe slick hum-
na.a
-Si-nnlr frnm the fact that
we were iinnble to do t h e
work in the office and at-
tend to manv other duties in
cumbentupon us, the paper
failed to issue last week, this er AB,,,J' -wKunuvt aui
is all the apology we have to . Caldwell, Iredeli, Rowan,
offer, and we trust it will be Stanley, Surry. Watauga
satisfactory to our patrons, Qd Wilkes, This is an extra
The matter on the outside appointment under the re
of this issue, some of it, at cent law enlarging the Navy,
east, is rather stale, but jH
the best we'ean do under the
circumstances.
Our people seem to be
extreinelv well pleased with
Judce Long. He is fair as
well as able, and be has tried
to impress the boys, in pass-
ing sentences the value and
importance 01 gooa maruc-
ter, and if a boy is convicted
of a misdemeanor and shows
a disposition to reform, the
Judge gives him credit tor it
and is tnunh more mild than
he is toward a young man
. .
wnouu8iiuiepfrt lur mm-
self and no regard for t bar
acter.
, . .
lLe severe wma ana rain
storm on Sunday night did
considerable damage to prop
, ,
erty on upper Cove Cieek.
The large Academy at Zlon
Villo was torn from its foun-
dation, removed about fiH
teen leet and hadly wrecketJ;
Davenport's shop in the same
villaxe was utterly demolish-
, " i , r,,,
ed; the barn of Moses Eller
whs blown down and a good
mule killed, and mauy other
. , .... . ,
out buildings were blown
down. The Streams in a I I
parts of the count? were bad
, ' ,11
ly swollen, ann we are told
that the land in Home sec-
tions is badly washed.
O
BeanOe
fcfnatir
ef
ABTOZ
Kiwi Yn Haw Mmj BopjX
-On Saturday, the 14th
inst. the Willow Dale base
ball tea m met one of the Wa
tauga Academy "nines'' on
their diamond near town, we
suppose, witha vain hope of
trying to get even with our
'knights of the bat." The
game was quite interesting,
and the crowd in attendance
was huge; but unfortunate
ly, when the interest in the
game was at its highest, it
was called off by the u ins
pire on account of a sudden
8hower, with a score of one
in Drtl1 Th
. wprft VAPWPYnnnnf ft.PP
th;ir flimfly vjctory and a.
gQn chaUenKe(1 onr boys to
th. ht u ,H flpPt,ntPfi. th
game played on last Satur-
day. Result: Boone 10, Wil-
low Dale 1.
Eiaaiatatlo far Navtl leadeaf .
Acompetitiveezamination
of approved applicants, for
an appointment as Midship
man (forrrerly called Cadet)
fr0rn the 8th Congressional
district of N. C. will be held
jn Statesville, N. C, on Tuee
day, April 14th, 1903.
Applicants must be between
15 and 20 years of age, of
sound physical form and
health, and able to pass ap
tuation, arithmetic, geogra-
phy, grammar, tiistoiy, alge
bra throughquadratic equa-
tions, and plane geometry;
and must have been bona
I I 1 ea . .i a
nne resKienrs 01 me uisinei
1'0P two years laHt past.
Intending applicants will
1. . ...
please communicate witn rae
1 . 1
once, giving, m tneir own
ana writing, age, coior, resi-
dence, politics, ana quaunra
tions, aecompanied bv testi-
moniaiH irom weiiKnuwn cn-
i 111 :x
oeo-Mns. Only such applicants
as are certified by me will be
exammea, a principal ana
three alternates will be certi-
nVd f cental examination
at Charlotte, N. C on t h e
luiruiuemmHi.iiflpuiiowu.
Applications will be received
1 i n.:nnna
Irom the counties of Alexan-
hence the snortoessot tue no
t,ce- Tr x.
uqi;0k n r
.
Ex-Senator Jeter C. Pritch
ard has been appointed As-
sociate Justice of the 8u-
Pfrp(m?.rC r t " Vr
Lflble 8alary of $6 000 ppr
annum. And the beauty of
the position is that il lasts
for life.
notTce OF LAND SALE.-
By v5rtue of the powerofsale
contained in a mortgage deed exe-
cutml to fae undrsigned on the 26th
aay or uec, iqoi, oy c. d. ucn-
- and wif Mvrtlft. to secure
a debt of of $450.00, and registered
in No. "Il ' page 81 in the of
flee of Register or Uees tor wa
tau2aCulintv r w;ii, 0n Monday,
the 4th day of May, 1903, at the
court hou door in Boone, wataii.
ga county, N. C, sell to the highest
tuUpr f'! raRh' the fnnw-in de.
scribed tract or lot of land, lying
"d being in the town of Blowing
i TVZ" :
others: Beginning on a small lo
I I arm
cust tree on the north side of the
B?.ne r.,ad or.fltrfet "nd uns ttast
with said road i4 poles to a stone
z. B. Buchanan, now J, B. Clark's
comer, thence north 20 poles to a
one ,or BPU(;e P,ne n the Sena
Green line: thence west with said
1Ine ,4 poIes t0 a 8tor,et ,5 clark,
corner; thence south with Clarke's
line 20 Pole8 10 the beginning, con.
taininsr J 3-4 acres more or less, to-
eeththe ,ight to use water
from the spring on adjoining lot.
This lot has a large house on it,
when completed win De nanosome
j property. This March 30. 1903.
Alexander McRay Mortgagee.
L D. Lowe, Atty
The legislative .edition of
the News and Observer is
most valuable find should be
kept by oil whoweresofortu
nate us to get it. It contains
all the principal laws enact
ed by the last Legislature, to
get her with many of the pic
urea with short sketches of
he lives of the Senators? and
Representatives. The News
and Observer is always do
ing extra work in thenewspa
per line, but it has never is
sued) a more valuable! copr
ban this one. It should be
presei ved as a reference sheet.
Thomas L. Critcher,
SUliVEYOR
DEERFIELD, N. C-
Is now equipped with a new
VARNIER COMPASS
And makes a specialty of sur
veyiog and mapping borne
rninernl and timber lands. Al
so surveying roads and terra
ring ditches.
NOTICE.
II a vine qualified as administra
tor of the estaie of John Yatep, de
ceased, l hereby notity all persons
having debt against the gaiddeceas
ed to present the same duly anthen
ticated to the undersigned within
twelve months from the date here
of or this notice will be plead it bar
of their recovery. And also persons
owing said deceased will come for
ward and m?ke immediate pay
ment. This March 1,1903,
V. S. Rominoer, Adm'r.
J. C. Fletcher, L. D. Lowe, Attys.
Clearance Sale,
i
For the next sixty days I
willl sell for
MTS p 0 T C A S H-J
my eutire stock of Mer
chandise at greatly redu
ced prices in older to
make room for my large
SPUING & SUMMER LINE.
I will sell all calicoes at
4 to 5 cts. per yard.
Ladies' drews noods at
Cont. Ladies' and gents'
fine and coarse shoes at
90cts to $1.50 per pair.
Mens' hats from 35 cte.
to $1.50, Mens fine suits
at 20 percent above cost,
and T have a lot of pood,
Bervicable dotbingthat I
am closing out at actus
al COST. I have a large
lot of shelf Hardware, ax
es, mattocks and other
goods that must go at
Starvation Prices.
Groceries are still going
. at Rock bottom prices.
I will not be undersold.
I nlso have a good line
of NOTIONS that are go
ing very cheeap Some
COOK STOVES
At a Bargain ,..
Queenswnre,
Tinware,
Glassware, etc.
Shoes, Shoes Shoes.
I have a large stock of
them, and now is the time
to buy them while ymi
can save from EG to 15
cts. on the pair
These goods must all go,
00 come early and get a
bargain- I nlso have a
large lot of Sprins per
cales, nil good colors,
which I will close out at
COST
I can save you from $2.50
to $3.00 on a ?1U.UU pur
chase. So. now is the time for
you to secure a bargains.
8No goods sold on time
at the8elow prices. They are
STRICTLY CASH
But will sell very cheap for
chickens, eggs, corn, meat,
rye and other good produce.
So come one and all and
ull nnd share in the great bar
gain sales, they will not last
at these prices, (
YOURS ANXIOUS TO PLEASE,
WILL W. HOLSCLAW
Vilns, March the 5th.
ABE YOU WISE iHsS
v
-y am easy way
and a sure way to treat a case of Sortf
Throat in order to kill disease germl
and insure healthy throat action is tp
take half a glassf ull of water put into '
it a teaspooflf ul of
Mexican Mustang
Knit whh this prrio the
Then bntlio U ou'tel'e ct the
ftjont ami ftftnr o.rt this ionr wmm i n phis wu ou
arouua U10 uck. It is a POaiTIVI! CURE.
J5oc., COo. uud
n-iitvnr Vfi!l bvo lonpr been troubled with 0 rmjatot
IT WAY DR I UU ion or oicr. .TlvitHtonco with Mt
Ca Mutilans LlluiiicuS tiud you win dipeud u;u k 8iody cam
-4lJ- TOBACCO SPIT
I JC JIM I and SMOKE
1 H T r YourUfeawav!
You can be enied of uj form of tobacco midff
01 tob
mavrn
easily. Be made wen, Mrong, magnnic, iuii oi
iew 'foe and vigor bi taking nd-TO-BAO,
that makes weak
daTa. 3'boo!ooo
t. Cure guaranteed. Book-
ten pound In ten
enred. All druziniu. cure bti
let and advice FREE. Address STEHMNU
BBMSOT CO., Chicago or New York.
NOTICE.
J, W. T. Vandyke, .County
Surveyor of Watauga, am
now equipped with a new
"VERNIER COMPASS"
and am now ready to doany
kiod of surveying.
I also make a specialty of
surveying roads.
Deerfleld. N. C. Jan. 1.
Cometo See Us.
We have uptodate Goods
nt down-to-date nrices
Read the f allowing and be
convinced:
5G inch water proof, extra
good at 50 cts. per yard.
30 inch heavy skirt goods,
black, ot 50 cts.
Outintts from 7 to 10 cts.
Flannelettes 8 to 16c.
Cashmeres from 25 to 50.
Cotton Dlaids 4 to 6c.
Suspenders 5 1 o 50'. cts.
Madies hose 5 to 25 cts.
Handkerchiefs 2 to 10 cts.
Men's half hoes fc) to 15c.
When the sun shines nt mid
night and waier runs
up hill, then you
will be abe to match these
bargains on under-wear,
Two pairs of under shirts
and two pairs of slips for
only ONE DOLLAR.
Shoes 50c. to $2.75.
LITTLE NEEDS AT LIT
TLE COST
can be had at our
BARGAIN COUNTER.
A fancy lino of Groceries
nnd Hardware always kept
in stock.
YOUR DOLLAR
will always find its equul at
our store.
BUY FOR CASH
And your debts ure paid; buy
011 a credit and your
Debts are Made.
Don't fail to come and see
uh. Our whole store is ablaze
with bargains.
Prompt and courteous
treatment always assured.
Y0UR8 fOtt TRADE,
il. M. & F. M GREEN-
throe t at froquent intorralj
tlnont tlionithlT w!th t
with the link
)
wrap
01.00 u bottlo,
SPECIAL NOTICE.
I am now receiving a fall n4
complete line Of Watch and ClOCK
watch
bettct
. j
repairs, and am bettet man ever
prepared to u your work on short
notice.
I mkc n fpeciidty of repairing
watches, clocks, sowing machines.
etc. that have been spoiled by un
trained workmen, and am doing all
my work under a positive guaran.
tee.
EVE GLASSES,
A full line of the best Eye Glass
es that I could purchase for sno(J
cash, on hand, and I am able to fit
any eye. jno cnarges ior examin
ing eyes.
So if you need any work in - my"
line give me a call. My prices ar
reasonable', my work is insured.
J. W. BBYVNi
Boone, N. 0. March 16.
J, L. GOTTRELl,
Physician b Surgeon
BOONE, N. C-
Offiice at Coffey's Hotel.
Offers bis professional eer
vices to the people of t h i t
and surrounding comruuni
ties.
BfcTCalls promptly attend
ed day or night.
W. 11. BOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
Lenoir, 11 C,
Practices in the courts of
Caldwell, Watauga, Mitchtll,
Ashe nnd other surrounding
counties.
Prompt attention given to
nil legal matters entrusted to
his cure.
A. Gallon of PCBB LTN8BED Oils Btaat
with a saika U
makes S fallonl ef the Tnrf Btfl VtXtt
ia the vobu
Iry boy e dolt. Ittstte pwowau wmm
orHoifcBPAnrr. ocxMPaiaiiesnw ej
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aoToOcaoiBusrftFsYbtftXaw
y.HATWstA'BPAINTCOH.I WaKWO
CAPITAL PAID IN 80aOC9
SOLD AND OUANANTIW tf
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